Mike-Ogburia, Moore Ikechi
Monsi, Tombari Pius
Nwokah, Easter Godwin
Article History
Received: 30 March 2025
Accepted: 8 July 2025
First Online: 18 August 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH/REC/2021109) and the Rivers State University Medical Centre (RSU/MED/HSD/87). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal guardians in the case of minors. Confidentiality of participant information was maintained by assigning unique identification codes and restricting data access to authorised personnel only. All methods employed in this study were carried out in strict accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, including the Declaration of Helsinki and local ethical standards.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.